Good Teachers and Good Teacher Educators: A Glance at the Current Teacher Education in Finland

Satu Uusiautti, Kaarina Määttä

Abstract

In this article, our purpose is to discuss two perspectives of the current teacher education: teacher selection and teacher education in their pursuit of preparing good teachers at Finnish universities. How to define a good teacher? How to educate good teachers? The core question is how to draw from the history of teacher education and combine the new knowledge to serve the current demands of the profession in the best possible manner.

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